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Spring Sale of African American Art

Maine Antique Digest

Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries For its April 4 sale of African American art, Swann Galleries offered 239 lots of paintings, watercolors, prints, photography, and sculpture and featured a special evening session called “Art for Life” of contemporary works sold to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.

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Single-Owner Sale Is a Winner

Maine Antique Digest

Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions This watercolor of a Bermuda cottage, 13¾" x 19¾", by Boston artist Henry Webster Rice (1853-1934) was a highlight of the images of the island. It sold for $2074 (est. 1000/1500). A single-owner collection of fine arts at Tremont Auctions’ May 5 auction in the

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William Prinsep Macao watercolors and Michel Jean Cazabon works depicting colonial Trinidad were top earners at Bonhams

Auction Central News

LONDON — Two watercolors of the Portuguese colony of Macao by the British colonial artist William Prinsep sold for record sums in Bonhams’ Travel & Exploration sale June 12.

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Seven 19th-century watercolors by Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon offered at Bonhams now through June 12

Auction Central News

LONDON — A collection of seven watercolors by Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888) is included in Bonhams’ Travel & Exploration timed auction that runs online until Wednesday, June 12. They were consigned from the collection of Sir Frederick and Lady Warner, with estimates ranging from £10,000-£20,000 ($12,800-$25,500) each.

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Seven 19th-century watercolors by Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon offered at Bonhams now through June 12

Auction Central News

LONDON — A collection of seven watercolors by Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888) is included in Bonhams’ Travel & Exploration timed auction that runs online until Wednesday, June 12. The complete sale is now open […]

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Selling American Paintings to Buyers Doesn’t Have to be Hard. Read These 5 Tips

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

The condition of the painting, size, and type of materials (oil paintings are worth more than watercolors) may also increase or decrease value. Technology and the experience of being locked down during Covid have to led to an increasing numbers of sales of artwork online. Know your painting.

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Restoration Tips For Water-Damaged Antiques

The Brass Armadillo Antique Mall

In their advertising for CRN Auctions, Carl Nordblom and Karin Philips described the sale, which included early American furniture, European paintings, Chinese scholar stones, art, and pottery, as eclectic.